The ESPN staple "Around the Horn" is airing its final episode on May 23. It's the ending of an era as the show transformed sports television.

ESPN’s roundtable sports show, Around The Horn ended its magnetic 23-year run with the host, Tony Reali bidding viewers an emotional farewell. The last episode of the show was aired on Friday, May 23.

Around the Horn, launched on November 4, 2002, and hosted by Tony Reali since 2004, concluded after 4,953 episodes. The show, known for its lively debates among journalists like Woody Paige, Mina Kimes, and Bill Plaschke, was canceled as ESPN seeks to ‘modernize’ its programming, per The Hollywood Reporter.

It’s difficult to accept that it’s going to be gone. After 23 years and almost 5,000 episodes, Around the Horn, ESPN’s daily studio debate show will be no more, signing off for the final time on Friday evening after being cancelled by the network.

Canceled by the network, an ESPN staple ends this week. Its longtime host is still trying to understand why — and what’s next.

As "Around the Horn" airs its finale this week, The Athletic's Andrew Marchand examines its 23-year run and legacy.

Friday will mark the final episode of a longtime ESPN staple, as "Around the Horn" will be off the airwaves for good after roughly two decades of action. Jay Mariotti, who was a regular on the show until his domestic violence arrest in 2010,